Post by Teяa253 on Jul 19, 2008 13:31:42 GMT 1
ah... and now we come to the 6-part final battle!
this part was surprisingly easy to write, considering how I usually don't make 1400+word fight scenes too often. nonetheless, enjoy the epic battle of two of the world's greatest firebenders in the 33rd installment of the series...
AGAINST THE AVATAR (I)
“And now,” said Clazdian in the form of Roku, “we shall commence battle. Which avatar is the better firebender?”
“Roku was a fantastic firebender,” I replied, “but you are not Roku.”
We commenced battle, and although we were both avatars, we were both only focusing on firebending.
“How can you, a water avatar, be a better firebender than a fire avatar?” Clazdian taunted,
“Perhaps because I was taught by the greatest firebender to ever live,” I replied, “the same firebender which you killed!”
“Clazdian just laughed. “Try me,” he said, and launched a stream of fire towards me. I was about to dodge it, but then I remembered one of Sanaki’s 4 Moves. I knew that even though she was dead, she was somewhere, aware that this was an opportunity to utilize her teachings. Sanaki always had wanted her legacy to be passed down. I conjured up the reflector shield Sanaki had taught me about and used it against Roku, blasting him back. The only reason I was so secure and okay with hurting Roku was because I knew it wasn’t Roku. This was Clazdian. After all, there was only one avatar at a time, and Roku was a former avatar. I was the avatar now, so it was my responsibility to defeat this supernatural lord.
Roku got back up and launched fireballs at me in succession. I figured that after launching my reflecting fireball out at him, that some offensive would be necessary. I began rapidly shooting fireballs—another of Sanaki’s’ 4 moves, but Roku seemed to pick up the reflector technique. However, his was different. His was more of a shield that he held, while mine was a spherical flame. We began exchanging firebending moves, my attack getting turned into his, and vice versa. Roku had a wide variety of moves, but I did too. Incidentally, we were both only using firebending. It was the ultimate test of who had more power. Was it in Fire Lady Sanaki’s abilities that she had passed on (especially now that SHE had passed on) or was it Avatar Roku himself?
“It seems that the late Fire Lady taught you well,” Clazdian taunted, “but no matter—I will still overpower you.”
“You have yet to lay an actual hit on me though,” I said, sliding out of the way of one of his attacks, my blue clothing clashing with the red flames we both were producing.
“That may be true,” he said, “but keep in mind that I am a supernatural and that you are merely human.”
“I guess we will just have to see how this fight plays out then, huh,” I replied, and then said no more. I resumed firebending, still perfectly calm and under control. My eyes and tattoo were still glowing, and it seemed that every time I paused, Roku was preparing for a powerful blast of my avatar state powers. I might have been in the avatar state, but the only way anyone could tell was because my eyes were glowing.
“Mark my words, avatar,” said Clazdian, “I will provoke you to use those avatar state powers. Just you wait,”
“I don’t think so,” I replied back, “for I only use them when I absolutely have to, not whenever I can.”
I knew that they were the key to finishing him off, but I first had to weaken him. Unlike Katara, Toph, Sanaki, or probably even Tera, I was able to leave damage on Clazdian. I was just able to tell by the way he behaved. It was not very much at the moment, but I was going to change that. As I was fighting, blasting myself around the arena, keeping Roku-Clazdian off balance, I thought of something. I really did have perfect control over the avatar state. I could choose just how much elemental power I had in all my attacks. It was incredible. Nonetheless, Roku-Clazdian still seemed bent on getting me to use my powers. It seemed I was angering him slightly, for, although I had not initially intended it, the fact that I was in the avatar state but acting normally was taunting him and everything he aspired for. However, I was never rude to people on purpose, no matter how evil and twisted they were.
Roku kicked a low wave of fire towards me, and I back flipped to avoid it. However, I landed the flip on my hands, and I had flipped too far back, so the palms of my hands were burned. I let out a small squeak of pain, and quickly began healing myself. I learned right then and there that this was where Katara’s techniques would be coming in handy. I began healing my hand with my other hand before switching, and while I was doing that, I was shuffling across the field, my bare feet avoiding his low shot flames and shooting flames out of my own. I dashed right through Clazdian back and forth to stall for time, though he was able to bend the fire that started on him off of him with no effort at all. Nonetheless, I knew I was damaging him. Every time I saw Sanaki’s dead body, Toph bringing in pain, and Tera’s lifeless form, it no longer made me angry. Rather, it pumped me up. It made me think “these people sacrificed what they had for me. I need to repay them.” As a result of this thought, I had full intention of making them proud. My firebending teacher might have been dead, but I still had my other three teachers—or so I thought.
“Look at what you have,” Clazdian taunted, “your teachers have broken down. One is dead, the other is suffering, and the 3rd has lost her will. What will become of the little maiden that they struggled to teach? Will she die here?”
“No,” I replied, “no I will not. Besides, even if what you say is true, I still have one other person who will cheer me on.”
I glanced over at Ty Lee, and she got the hint. My mother was still sobbing with Katara, Toph was still over Sanaki’s dead body, and Tera was dead as well, but she was still there to give me encouragement—though I didn’t need any. My cause was just and my thoughts were good.
“Take him down, Kai,” Ty Lee shouted, “we know you can do it. Your firebending skills would make Sanaki proud!”
“Thanks Ty Lee,” I whispered, and I again began attacking Roku-Clazdian. I began using some small, swift firebending attacks that I had seen Sanaki once use. They were not exactly the same as hers (for she had never taught me them too well—she was focused on more standard firebending to a certain extent) but they did the job. They were knocking Clazdian off balance. Every time I circled around, Ty Lee was there, smiling broadly at me. Suddenly, Roku did something that I had not expected, and yet was incredible at the same time. He suddenly began swirling his hands around, and so I watched, though I hiked up my guard. I didn’t want to try and interrupt him, for it could be a counter move. I waited until he finished, and saw that he had made an enormous dragon. He bended it towards me, and he made it spew some fire towards me. I bent the fire it shot around me, and then swirled it around to add fire of my own, so now I had a huge dragon of my own. The two of us—avatar and supernatural, were firebending enormous dragons that were fighting each other. As I was controlling my dragon to make it outlast Clazdian’s dragon, I suddenly realized that I could pull a low blow and attack Clazdian himself. After all, this was a being that fought dirty him self, so I knew that I could try something. I suddenly let his dragon conquer mine, and when he did, he looked suddenly towards me.
“You want my avatar powers,” I said, “well you’re in luck. Here they are.” I suddenly shot towards Roku-Clazdian, encasing him in a webbed sphere of flame. I began slashing him back and forth again and again with fire whips, relentlessly going at him. This time though, unlike with Katara’s, I was doing significant damage to him. I sensed him weakening. I decided to let up, for I sensed he was about to break out and turn my power against me. He was still in the form of Roku, but sprawling on the ground. He stood up and grinned at me.
“Impressive,” he said, “but now let’s see how you can handle an avatar of your own kind...”
Avatar Roku vanished, and in front of me now was Avatar Kuruk.
“So it continues,” I said, and we both got into position.
~Kai~
this part was surprisingly easy to write, considering how I usually don't make 1400+word fight scenes too often. nonetheless, enjoy the epic battle of two of the world's greatest firebenders in the 33rd installment of the series...
AGAINST THE AVATAR (I)
“And now,” said Clazdian in the form of Roku, “we shall commence battle. Which avatar is the better firebender?”
“Roku was a fantastic firebender,” I replied, “but you are not Roku.”
We commenced battle, and although we were both avatars, we were both only focusing on firebending.
“How can you, a water avatar, be a better firebender than a fire avatar?” Clazdian taunted,
“Perhaps because I was taught by the greatest firebender to ever live,” I replied, “the same firebender which you killed!”
“Clazdian just laughed. “Try me,” he said, and launched a stream of fire towards me. I was about to dodge it, but then I remembered one of Sanaki’s 4 Moves. I knew that even though she was dead, she was somewhere, aware that this was an opportunity to utilize her teachings. Sanaki always had wanted her legacy to be passed down. I conjured up the reflector shield Sanaki had taught me about and used it against Roku, blasting him back. The only reason I was so secure and okay with hurting Roku was because I knew it wasn’t Roku. This was Clazdian. After all, there was only one avatar at a time, and Roku was a former avatar. I was the avatar now, so it was my responsibility to defeat this supernatural lord.
Roku got back up and launched fireballs at me in succession. I figured that after launching my reflecting fireball out at him, that some offensive would be necessary. I began rapidly shooting fireballs—another of Sanaki’s’ 4 moves, but Roku seemed to pick up the reflector technique. However, his was different. His was more of a shield that he held, while mine was a spherical flame. We began exchanging firebending moves, my attack getting turned into his, and vice versa. Roku had a wide variety of moves, but I did too. Incidentally, we were both only using firebending. It was the ultimate test of who had more power. Was it in Fire Lady Sanaki’s abilities that she had passed on (especially now that SHE had passed on) or was it Avatar Roku himself?
“It seems that the late Fire Lady taught you well,” Clazdian taunted, “but no matter—I will still overpower you.”
“You have yet to lay an actual hit on me though,” I said, sliding out of the way of one of his attacks, my blue clothing clashing with the red flames we both were producing.
“That may be true,” he said, “but keep in mind that I am a supernatural and that you are merely human.”
“I guess we will just have to see how this fight plays out then, huh,” I replied, and then said no more. I resumed firebending, still perfectly calm and under control. My eyes and tattoo were still glowing, and it seemed that every time I paused, Roku was preparing for a powerful blast of my avatar state powers. I might have been in the avatar state, but the only way anyone could tell was because my eyes were glowing.
“Mark my words, avatar,” said Clazdian, “I will provoke you to use those avatar state powers. Just you wait,”
“I don’t think so,” I replied back, “for I only use them when I absolutely have to, not whenever I can.”
I knew that they were the key to finishing him off, but I first had to weaken him. Unlike Katara, Toph, Sanaki, or probably even Tera, I was able to leave damage on Clazdian. I was just able to tell by the way he behaved. It was not very much at the moment, but I was going to change that. As I was fighting, blasting myself around the arena, keeping Roku-Clazdian off balance, I thought of something. I really did have perfect control over the avatar state. I could choose just how much elemental power I had in all my attacks. It was incredible. Nonetheless, Roku-Clazdian still seemed bent on getting me to use my powers. It seemed I was angering him slightly, for, although I had not initially intended it, the fact that I was in the avatar state but acting normally was taunting him and everything he aspired for. However, I was never rude to people on purpose, no matter how evil and twisted they were.
Roku kicked a low wave of fire towards me, and I back flipped to avoid it. However, I landed the flip on my hands, and I had flipped too far back, so the palms of my hands were burned. I let out a small squeak of pain, and quickly began healing myself. I learned right then and there that this was where Katara’s techniques would be coming in handy. I began healing my hand with my other hand before switching, and while I was doing that, I was shuffling across the field, my bare feet avoiding his low shot flames and shooting flames out of my own. I dashed right through Clazdian back and forth to stall for time, though he was able to bend the fire that started on him off of him with no effort at all. Nonetheless, I knew I was damaging him. Every time I saw Sanaki’s dead body, Toph bringing in pain, and Tera’s lifeless form, it no longer made me angry. Rather, it pumped me up. It made me think “these people sacrificed what they had for me. I need to repay them.” As a result of this thought, I had full intention of making them proud. My firebending teacher might have been dead, but I still had my other three teachers—or so I thought.
“Look at what you have,” Clazdian taunted, “your teachers have broken down. One is dead, the other is suffering, and the 3rd has lost her will. What will become of the little maiden that they struggled to teach? Will she die here?”
“No,” I replied, “no I will not. Besides, even if what you say is true, I still have one other person who will cheer me on.”
I glanced over at Ty Lee, and she got the hint. My mother was still sobbing with Katara, Toph was still over Sanaki’s dead body, and Tera was dead as well, but she was still there to give me encouragement—though I didn’t need any. My cause was just and my thoughts were good.
“Take him down, Kai,” Ty Lee shouted, “we know you can do it. Your firebending skills would make Sanaki proud!”
“Thanks Ty Lee,” I whispered, and I again began attacking Roku-Clazdian. I began using some small, swift firebending attacks that I had seen Sanaki once use. They were not exactly the same as hers (for she had never taught me them too well—she was focused on more standard firebending to a certain extent) but they did the job. They were knocking Clazdian off balance. Every time I circled around, Ty Lee was there, smiling broadly at me. Suddenly, Roku did something that I had not expected, and yet was incredible at the same time. He suddenly began swirling his hands around, and so I watched, though I hiked up my guard. I didn’t want to try and interrupt him, for it could be a counter move. I waited until he finished, and saw that he had made an enormous dragon. He bended it towards me, and he made it spew some fire towards me. I bent the fire it shot around me, and then swirled it around to add fire of my own, so now I had a huge dragon of my own. The two of us—avatar and supernatural, were firebending enormous dragons that were fighting each other. As I was controlling my dragon to make it outlast Clazdian’s dragon, I suddenly realized that I could pull a low blow and attack Clazdian himself. After all, this was a being that fought dirty him self, so I knew that I could try something. I suddenly let his dragon conquer mine, and when he did, he looked suddenly towards me.
“You want my avatar powers,” I said, “well you’re in luck. Here they are.” I suddenly shot towards Roku-Clazdian, encasing him in a webbed sphere of flame. I began slashing him back and forth again and again with fire whips, relentlessly going at him. This time though, unlike with Katara’s, I was doing significant damage to him. I sensed him weakening. I decided to let up, for I sensed he was about to break out and turn my power against me. He was still in the form of Roku, but sprawling on the ground. He stood up and grinned at me.
“Impressive,” he said, “but now let’s see how you can handle an avatar of your own kind...”
Avatar Roku vanished, and in front of me now was Avatar Kuruk.
“So it continues,” I said, and we both got into position.
~Kai~
